Nikki Blonsky
Morning Memo: Larry Flynt "Interprets" Sarah Palin; Details of Nikki Blonsky's Airport Brawl; Harvey Weinstein "Not a Nice Man"
It was only a matter of time: Larry Flynt's Hustler Films has produced a Sarah Palin-themed movie. [R&M]
Page Six claims that Bill and Hillary Clinton's tepid support of Barack Obama is due to the Democratic nominee's refusal to promise Mrs. Clinton a spot on the Supreme Court if Mr. Obama gets elected. Clinton reps responded, "Absurd. Nonsense. Rubbish. Hogwash. Malarkey." [P6]
Miramax has reached a $9 million settlement with producer Marty Richards, who accused the company of using "deceptive accounting practices" to cheat him out of money earned by Chicago. Of Miramax founder Harvey Weinstein, Richards has said "This is not a nice man. I won't speak to him anymore." [P6] read more »
Morning Memo: Graydon Carter's "Borrowed" Waverly Inn Design; Robert DeNiro and 50 Cent Go Shooting; McCain Camp's Self-Parody
Vanity Fair editor and restaurateur Graydon Carter has admitted what many have long suspected (hoped?): There is nothing that special about his ultra-exclusive Waverly Inn, the design for which was apparently "shamelessly" and "ruthlessly" borrowed from other places. [P6 ]
Leonardo DiCaprio is off-again with Israeli model Bar Refaeli. [NYDN]
During the filming of Righteous Kill, Robert DeNiro took 50 Cent to a shooting range to "break the ice." [People]
Reformed drunk-dialer and Insider correspondent Pat O'Brien is having weird delusions of grandeur, as evidenced by an email he sent out to the staff of his show (sample: "Even Joe Biden said, 'You should be running for president!'") [ read more »
Morning Memo: 'Junior' Gotti Arrested; Madonna Mum on A-Rod; A Son Named Hermes?
Vacationing in Miami, Samantha Ronson and Lindsay Lohan "aren't hiding their affection at all." [People]
Long Island girl Nikki Blonsky, of Hairspray fame, could go to court over an altercation with America's Next Top Model's Bianca Golden. The two 19-year-olds got into a physical fight over a row of saved seats in the Turks & Caicos airport last week. [NY Daily News]
In the Hamptons, Gossip Girl mom Kelly Rutherford was overheard telling a companion that her son Hermes Gustaf Daniel Giersch was named after the designer label. [P6]
Morgan Freeman will undergo surgery for injuries sustained during a weekend car wreck. [ read more »
